Illinois residents facing DUI defense issues have access to attorneys who specialize in DUI/DWI charges, implied consent violations, license suspensions, ignition interlock requirements, and repeat offender penalties. The legal framework in Illinois differs from other states in important ways, and the attorneys listed here have experience navigating Circuit Court proceedings and the specific regulations that govern DUI defense cases in this jurisdiction.

Illinois classifies impaired driving offenses as DUI. After an arrest, you face two parallel proceedings: a criminal case in Circuit Court and an administrative hearing that could result in license suspension. The administrative hearing request deadline is typically 7 to 30 days after arrest — missing it means automatic suspension. An attorney who regularly handles DUI cases in Illinois knows how to challenge the evidence and protect your driving privileges.

Choosing the right DUI defense attorney in Illinois means evaluating more than just qualifications — it means finding someone who understands the local legal system and has handled similar cases. Use the profiles on this page to compare attorney experience, read client reviews, check office locations, and identify lawyers who offer free initial consultations. Taking the time to compare options can significantly affect your outcome.

For a detailed overview of how DUI defense law works in Illinois — including key statutes, deadlines, and what to expect from the legal process — Read our complete guide to DUI defense law in Illinois. If you're ready to take the next step, browse the attorney profiles below and reach out for a free consultation.

Gregory Reeder - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Reeder & Brown, P.C.
 58 North Chicago Street Suite 404 Joliet IL 60432
(815) 768-4800
University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
English
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
James F. Diquattro - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of James F. DiQuattro
 900 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 5-East Chicago IL 60607
(312) 627-9482
The John Marshall Law School (2013)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Michael Nichols - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Pioletti Pioletti & Nichols
 121 N Main St Bloomington IL 61701
(309) 821-0246
Northern Illinois University College of Law (2015)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Arnold Pula - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 6221 Northwest Highway, #201 Crystal Lake IL 60014
(847) 551-0033
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Joseph M. Laraia - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Laraia & Whitty Lawyers at Law
 1761 South Naperville Rd. Suite 201 Wheaton IL 60189
(630) 690-6800
Northwestern University School of Law (1962)
English
Federal District Court of the Northern District of Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Alan Pearlman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Alan Pearlman Ltd.
 707 Skokie Blvd Northbrook IL 60062
(847) 205-4383
John Marshall Law School (1969)
Illinois Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
Colby G. Hathaway - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Meyer Capel, A Professional Corporation
 306 West Church Street Champaign IL 61820
(217) 352-1800
Northern Illinois University (2009)
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Agricultural Law Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law
Richard Kelly - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 P.O. Box 428 10008 Main St Hebron IL 60034
(815) 404-8522
DePaul College of Law (1987)
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Divorce
Alexander Ktenas - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ktenas Law
 739 S Western Ave Suite E Chicago IL 60612
(312) 756-8600
Bar #bc9317df-a964-eb11-b810-000d3a9f4eeb
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
Gary W. Wangler - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gary Wangler Law Office
 114 Lincoln Place Court Suite #103 Belleville IL 62221-7884
(618) 206-6232
University of Illinois College of Law (1980)
English, French
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Criminal Law
John P. Dickson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Dickson Law Group, LLC
 4 E. Terra Cotta Ave. Crystal Lake IL 60014
(815) 317-5193
University of Chicago (2007)
English, Latin
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Business Law Collections
Brett A. Appelman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Appelman Law LLC
 50 S. Main St. Suite 200 Naperville IL 60540
(630) 717-7801
University of Wisconsin Law School (2005)
English
Wisconsin Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Larry Davis - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Davis Law Group, P.C.
 420 W Huron St #212 Chicago IL 60654
(847) 390-8500
DePaul University (1976)
English, Spanish
Illinois Bar
Active License
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law DUI & DWI
William Wolf - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of William Wolf, LLC
 35 East Wacker Drive, Suite 1980 Chicago IL 60601
(312) 881-9899
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (1990)
English, Italian, Russian, Spanish
7th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Ari M Trubitt - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Mitchell S. Sexner & Associates LLC
 415 W Golf Rd Suite #15 Arlington Heights IL 60005
(312) 644-0444
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Michael J. Gilmartin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gilmartin Legal, LLC
 512 W. Burlington Suite 3 LaGrange IL 60525
(708) 469-7940
DePaul College of Law (1999)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Collections Criminal Law
Maureen Williams - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Maureen Williams
 416 Main Street, Ste. 829 Peoria IL 61602
(309) 999-1177
Trial Lawyers College (2015)
English, Spanish
Minnesota Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law
Peter C. Wachowski - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bellas & Wachowski Lawyers at Law
 15 N Northwest Hwy Park Ridge IL 60068
8478239030214
The John Marshall Law School (1990)
English, Polish
Federal Court Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate DUI & DWI Employment Law
Kevin Sanborn - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Johnson Law Group
 115 W Front St Bloomington IL 61701
(309) 827-3670
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale (2002)
Federal Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Alexander B Blum - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Alexander Blum, Lawyer at Law
 P.O. Box 182 Northbrook IL 60065-0182
(224) 306-9529
University of Southern California (2000)
English, Spanish
Illinois Bar
Active License
Business Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Kathryn L Harry - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Kathryn L. Harry & Associates, P.C.
 1200 Harger Rd Suite 830 Oak Brook IL 60523
(630) 472-9700
DePaul University (1989)
English
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Steven R. Roach - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Therman Law Offices, LTD.
 8501 W Higgins Rd #420 Chicago IL 60631
DePaul College of Law (1995)
English, Spanish
District of Columbia Bar
Active License
Business Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
James Brzezinski - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hirsch Law Group
 6221 Northwest Hwy #201 Crystal Lake IL 60014
(815) 451-3200
DePaul College of Law (2016)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Joshua Reeves - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Olson & Reeves, Lawyers at Law
 1015 Broadway Mount Vernon IL 62864
(618) 214-8674
Southern Illinois University School of Law (2013)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Personal Injury
Michael S. Hopkins - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hopkins Legal, LLC
 3033 West Jefferson Street, Suite 208 Joliet IL 60435
(708) 289-9820
The John Marshall Law School (2004)
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Education Law
Omar Khan - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Khan Nayyar & Associates, LLC
 One Lincoln Centre 18W140 Butterfield Road, Floor 15 Oakbrook Terrace IL 60181
(630) 529-9377
The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
English, Hindi, Spanish, Urdu
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Faraz Nayyar - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Khan Nayyar & Associates, LLC
 One Lincoln Centre 18W140 Butterfield Rd., Floor 15 Oakbrook Terrace IL 60181
(630) 529-9377
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
English, Hindi, Spanish, Urdu
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Brendan W Caver - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Brendan W. Caver, Ltd.
 308 W State St #321 Rockford IL 61101
(815) 714-9508
Loyola University Chicago (2002)
French
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Juneitha S Shambee - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 701 Main Street Suite 201A Evanston IL 60202
(773) 741-3602
Northern Illinois University (2009)
English, Spanish
Federal Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Civil Rights Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Daniel C Jackson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Jackson Law Offices
 501 W. University Avenue Champaign IL 61820
(217) 383-0140
University of Illinois College of Law (1998)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Traffic Tickets
Gerald Thomas Dietz - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Gerald T Dietz
 625 W Rollins Rd Round Lake Beach IL 60073
(224) 338-8345
John Marshall (1999)
Wisconsin Bar
Active License
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Gov & Administrative Law
John Hensley - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hensley Law Office
 One E. Main Street Suite 204 Champaign IL 61820
(217) 531-2180
DePaul University
Illinois Bar
Active License
Divorce DUI & DWI Estate Planning
Alexander Ivakhnenko - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lawyer Alexander Ivakhnenko
 370 West Dundee Road Wheeling IL 60090
(773) 562-8602
Loyola University Chicago School of Law (2004)
English, French, Russian, Spanish
Bar #7b87029c-aa64-eb11-b810-000d3a9f4eeb
Illinois Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Brandon C. Mayberry - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of Brandon C. Mayberry
 400 W. Jackson St. Suite B Marion IL 62959
(618) 579-5250
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale (2013)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
Matthew P. Prengaman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of Matthew Prengaman
 70 E. Lake St. Ste. 1220 Chicago IL 60601
(773) 530-2875
University of Idaho College of Law
English
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Bar
Active License
Civil Rights Consumer Law Criminal Law
Warren J. Breslin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 401 N Wabash Ave #35F Chicago IL 60611
(312) 321-9070
Loyola University Chicago School of Law (1979)
English
Florida Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Fred Mark Dry - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Fred Mark Dry Lawyer & Counselor at Law
 1 Northfield Plaza #300 Northfield IL 60093
(847) 441-1801
John Marshall Law School (1973)
English
Illinois Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Paul F. Serkland - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Davis Law Group, P.C.
 420 W Huron St #212 Chicago IL 60654
(847) 390-8500
The John Marshall Law School (1997)
English
Illinois Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Eric Pittman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of J. Eric Pittman
 1730 Park St., Suite 109 Naperville IL 60563
(630) 308-0068
University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign (1995)
Illinois Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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